Specifications

Chapter 1 Routing
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Cisco 2800 Series
Cisco 2800 Series
The Cisco 2800 Series Integrated Services Routers offers
performance improvements, increased security and voice performance, new embedded
service options, and increased slot performance and density. It maintains support for most
existing interface cards and modules available for the Cisco 1700 Series and Cisco 2600
Series routers. Comprised of four new platforms: the Cisco 2801, the Cisco 2811, the Cisco
2821, and the Cisco 2851 router, the Cisco 2800 Series features the ability to deliver
multiple high-quality simultaneous services at wire speed at up to multiple T1/E1/xDSL
connections.
When to Sell
Key Features
• Modular architecture—A wide variety of LAN and WAN options are available. Network
interfaces can be upgraded in the field to accommodate future technologies; Several types
of slots are available to add connectivity and services in the future on an
“integrate-as-you-grow” basis
• Embedded security hardware acceleration—embedded hardware cryptography
accelerators, which when combined with an optional Cisco IOS Software upgrade help
enable WAN link security and VPN services
• Integrated dual Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet ports--The Cisco 2800 Series provides
two 10/100 Ethernet ports on the Cisco 2801 and Cisco 2811 and two 10/100/1000
Ethernet ports on the Cisco 2821 and Cisco 2851.
• Optional integrated power supply for distribution of Power over Ethernet (PoE)
• High-performance WIC (HWIC) slots with enhanced functions; Dual AIM slots; Packet
voice DSP module (PVDM) slots on motherboard
• Real-time clock support
• Network Admission Control (NAC)—A Cisco Self-Defending Network initiative seeks to
dramatically improve the ability of networks to identify, prevent, and adapt to threats by
allowing network access only to compliant and trusted endpoint devices
• Support for an optional dedicated security AIM
• Eases administration and management of point-to-point VPNs by pushing new security
policies from a single headend to remote sites
• DSP modules deliver support for analog and digital voice, conferencing, transcoding, and
secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) applications.
• On board hardware-based encryption for Digital Encryption Standard (DES), Triple DES
(3DES), Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), and onboard slots for packet voice DSP
modules (PVDMs), and they all include high-speed Ethernet interfaces
Sell This Product When a Customer Needs These Features
Cisco 2800
• Performance and densities for concurrent data, security, voice, and advanced services up to multiple
T1/E1/xDSL connections
• VPN connections, or plan to migrate to them over time
• Integrated security services as part of the Cisco Self Defending Network, which enable network device
protection, threat defense, secure connectivity, and endpoint protection and control
• High-availability features such as an integrated redundant power supply (RPS) connector for quick
connections to an external redundant power supply, Error Correction Code (ECC) DDR SDRAM memory to
detect and correct SDRAM errors without user intervention, and Cisco IOS Software warm reboot support
for reduce downtime caused by system reboots
• Secure integrated call processing, voice mail, flexible telephony interfaces, redundancy for centralized
call processing, or robust DSP support, including local conferencing and transcoding
• Advanced management for security, routing, quality of service (QoS), and switching services with Cisco
SDM Version 2.0.